Jesse Bruce Pinkman was born in September 1984 into an upper middle-class family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the time the series starts, he has long been estranged from his parents due to his drug abuse and lifestyle. After being forced to leave his parents' residence, Jesse moved in with his Aunt Ginny, who he cared for until her death from cancer; afterwards, he was allowed to stay in her home, the ownership of which fell to Jesse's parents.